Month: March 2017

‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 15th, 8.15pm. Next Wednesday night sees the return of Letterkenny Music and Drama Group to our drama festival as they present Eugene O’Neill’s classic ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night’. A semi-autobiographical account of O’Neill’s own upbringing, it tells the tragic story of the damaged and tormented Tyrone family over a long hot summer’s day in Connecticut in 1912. As the day progresses, they gradually come to terms with their addictions, their blame on each other and their own over-riding guilt as long built-up family tensions rise to the surface and threaten to destroy them. Over the years it has been performed by actors as diverse as Jack Lemmon, Kevin…

‘Abigail’s Party’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 14th, 8.15pm. Next Tuesday night, we have our first entry in the Open category as Lifford Players present ‘Abigail’s Party’ by Mike Leigh. The play is a suburban situation comedy of manners. Beverly Moss invites her new neighbors over for drinks. People loosen up as the alcohol takes effect. All the prejudices and fears of the protagonists are ruthlessly exposed.   BEVERLY – CLARE TUTTLE LAURENCE – EDWARD FLANAGAN ANGELA – ANDREA EMMET T TONY – GILBERT YOUNG SUSAN – DEE DEE DIVER DIRECTOR – EDWARD FLANAGAN CREW Lighting: Jarlath Houston; Sound: Robert Mc Crea; Stage Manager: Jonny Brennan; Make Up: Kate Redmond; Crew: Tom Nelis, Mike Redmond, Aidan O’Doherty     ‘Abigail’s Party’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March…

  ‘The Hen Night Epiphany’, the Abbey Arts Centre, Ballyshannon, March 13th, 8.15pm.   Monday night at the Ballyshannon Drama Festival sees the return of the Newtownstewart Theatre Company with their production of ‘The Hen Night Epiphany’. Should some secrets never be kept no matter what the cost? Five women come together to help clear out a run-down cottage a week before the wedding of its new owner, Una. Joining her on this hen night of sorts are her two best friends, Kelly and Triona, her soon to be mother-in-law, Olive, and Olive’s best friend, Anita. But Una is keeping a secret that, if revealed, will detroy all hopes of her dream wedding and living happily ever after with the…

Sunday night at the Ballyshannon Drama Festival promises to be a great night out as DADS presents Neil Simon’s much-loved comedy classic ‘The Odd Couple’. If the slovenly condition of Oscar Madison’s apartment is anything to go by, it’s no wonder that his wife has divorced him. When his fastidious friend Felix Ungar arrives with nowhere to go, having just parted with his own wife and trying to hold himself together, Oscar invites him to move in. With their new living arrangement, Oscar and Felix’s idiosyncrasies come to the fore and their friendship is tested to breaking point. Neil Simon’s comedy classic premiered on Broadway in 1965 and was later produced in film starring Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon. The characters were…